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Job Details

Helicopter Pilot

Employer

Ridge Rotors

Date Posted

October 23, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Blue Ridge, AB
  • Earnings $4,750.00 monthly + $75.00 commission per piece
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 22, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Ridge Rotors

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Commercial aviation
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Bush pilot operation
  • Confined spaces
  • Aerial surveys
  • Sightseeing
  • Forest firefighting

Tasks

  • Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
  • Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
  • Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
  • Perform post-flight inspections
  • Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
  • Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
  • Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights
  • Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
  • Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information
  • Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
  • Prepare flight evaluation reports

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors
  • Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Licence
  • Visual Flight Rating

Flight instructor ratings

Helicopter

Specialization or experience

Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel
  • Public transportation is not available
  • Willing to travel for extended periods

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Judgement
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Financial benefits

  • Gasoline paid
  • Piece work

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site housing options

Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.

Interest Codes & Abilities
The Helicopter Pilot is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Pilots
OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to provide services such as search-and-rescue operations, aerial surveying and spraying and crop dusting

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to test new aircraft to evaluate performance

DIRECTIVE

Interest in speaking with crews to direct their activities during flights as captain or co-pilot and in performing captain's duties as first officer, if required; in training other pilots on new equipment, and in preparing them for examinations to validate and upgrade existing licences

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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